Area Cooley Mountains Height 4 m (13 ft) | Elevation 508 m (1,667 ft) Built c. 4000–3500 BC | |
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Type chambered cairn / court cairn Location Black Mountain, Cooley Mountains
County Louth, Ireland | ||
Clermont Cairn, also called Black Mountain Chambered Cairn, is a chambered cairn and National Monument located in the Cooley Mountains, Ireland.
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Location
Clermont Cairn is located atop Black Mountain in the Cooley Mountains, which overlook the Cooley Peninsula. The mountain itself, and the radio transmission site are also sometimes called "Clermont Ca[i]rn."
History
Clermont Cairn was constructed in the early Neolithic, c. 4000–3500 BC, and forms part of the Clyde-Carlingford group of court cairns. The mound has been disturbed by quarrying and blasting.
Description
This circular hilltop cairn is 21 m (69 ft) in diameter and over 4 m (13 ft) high, with the remains of a trapezoidal cairn 3.5 m (11 ft) long in the southwest part. Three lintels are in position and the rear part is corbelled. Surrounding this was a court (5.5 × 7 m) and a gallery containing at least two burial chambers.